Elena Mariotti is a senior transformation executive with a value creation track record across 80+ companies and $120B in private equity portfolios. She has led growth strategy, digital transformation (AI/IoT), operational excellence, and sustainability programs at Blackstone, Cerberus Capital Management, Accenture partnering with boards, investors, and C-suites to enhance EBITDA. Elena’s sector experience spans natural resources, infrastructure, manufacturing, tech, real estate, financial services. A guest lecturer on private equity value creation at Oxford Saïd, she serves on multiple advisory boards. She began her career as engineer on oil rigs in the North Sea and renewable energy plants, and is passionate about commercial energy transition.
Many value creation initiatives historically over-indexed on operational excellence. Today, the conversation is shifting toward holistic transformation that connects growth, operations, and technology and the need for reinventing business model. Join this session to hear how can value creation becoming truly transformative instead of just optimising yesterday's models?
• Why "Ops-only" value creation is no longer enough
• Integrating growth, procurement, M&A, and AI into a single VCP narrative
• How to frame transformation so it resonates with boards and management
• If every portfolio company has a Chief Transformation Officer, why do so few transformations succeed?
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Elena.
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